Welcome to Third Space Bakery
Our Story
Third Space Bakery is a mother-daughter baking team specializing in handmade, small-batch baked goods from the United Kingdom and Ireland. We focus on traditional recipes made with real ingredients to provide not only a great tasting treat, but also a glimpse into what people of the past may have enjoyed. Check us out to find your new favorite treat and learn something along the way!
Our Products
Our focus is on simple, timeless recipes made with fresh fruits and vegetables as well as locally sourced meats; traditional Scottish shortbread, British flapjacks, scones, biscuits, and more. We've also expanded our offerings to include pasties for lunch and small cakes and tarts for dessert. Whatever time of day you come by, there will be something for you to enjoy!
Third Space Bakery's Baked Goods
Menu: November 2025
Shortbread
The simple shortbread has a rich history in Scotland. First made with bits of bread dough, it was replaced with butter and the new biscuits became a favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. However, the cost of the high fat butter made them a luxury enjoyed on special occasions. In Shetland, a shortbread is traditionally broken over the head of a bride entering her new home. "First footers," or the first person to enter a house on New Year's Day, are also given shortbread to mark the occasion.
Traditional Scottish Shortbread
Buttery shortbread in the traditional flavor from the Highlands
Chai Shortbread
Buttery shortbread flavored with Olivia's own Chai recipe. A decadent spicy treat.
French Onion Soup Shortbread
Buttery shortbread with real carmelized onions, beef broth and gruyere cheese. It's French onion soup in a biscuit.
Orange Cardamom Shortbread
Shortbread flavored with fresh orange zest and crushed cardamom.
Flapjacks (GF)
Flapjacks date back to Roman times, fueling armies on the move. In the 1600's, flapjacks became a staple in British kitchens. "Flap" refers to any flat cake, while "jack" is food eaten by commoners. By the 1900's, these chewy oat bars were enjoyed as a hearty comfort snack, something to keep you going between meals. Oats baked in a toffee syrup of butter, dark brown sugar and golden syrup-what could be more simply delicious?
Original Flapjack (GF)
Toffee-flavored gluten friendly treat
Fig and Honey Flapjack (GF)
Our homemade flapjack topped with chopped figs and honey.
Biscuits
Jammy Dodger
Originally made in 1960 by the Burton Biscuit factory and named after Roger the Dodger from the Beano comics. Buttery shortbread sandwich cookie with jam in the middle
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Lovely peanut butter cookies with a chocolate kiss in the middle.
Irish Ginger Snap
Traditional Irish biscuits with ginger.
Russian Teacake
Walnut shortbread cookies rolled in powdered sugar.
Spritz
Buttery biscuits put in a cookie press to make cute Christmas designs.
Custard Creme
First made in 1908 with a filigree pattern treasured during the Victorian era, these biscuits quickly became a staple during afternoon tea. The name comes from the addition of Bird's custard to the cookie dough, an egg-free custard powder created by chemist Alfred Bird for his wife who was allergic to eggs. The result is a custard flavored biscuit sandwich filled with a rich vanilla cream
Scones
Originating from Scotland as a griddle cake, or bannock, scones became a tea time offering during Queen Victoria's reign. Cream tea, or tea and scones with clotted cream and jam, is a popular afternoon snack in Cornwall and Devon. But what is the proper way to eat a scone? In Devon, the cream is spread first with a thin layer of jam. In Cornwall, it's jam first and then a thick dollop of cream. We'll let you decide which way is best.
Teatime Scone
Classic, unflavored scone perfect for cream tea; absolutely decadent with clotted cream and your favorite preserves
Cranberry Orange Scone
A favorite from last fall, our sweet and tangy mix of fresh cranberries and orange zest.
Fat Rascal Scone
Currant and raisin scones with a funny face of glace cherries and almonds. They certainly look like rascals.
Cheese and Onion Scone
A savory scone made with a mixture of Parmesan and Cheddar cheese with green onions.
Clotted Cream
Introduced to the British by the Phoenicians around 500BC, clotted cream is a slightly sweet creamy butter made by cooking cream in a low oven and cooling quickly. We import our clotted cream from the Devon Cream Company, famous for their rich clotted cream for over 400 years. Much like a whipped butter, but much better!
Pasties
What is a pasty and did we forget the "r"? A pasty (pronounced "past-ee") is a handheld meat pie originally made in Cornwall. Pasties were enjoyed by the elite in the 1300's, filled with venison, lamb and beef in thick gravy. Tin miners in Cornwall in the 1700's needed something they could eat with their hands on the job, so wives began making pasties with minced beef, turnip, onion and potatoes for a hearty handheld affordable meal. Wives would often carve their husbands' initials in the pasty
Cornish Pasty
The original pasty, a savory blend of beef, onion, turnip, and potatoes in a flaky golden crust. We use locally sourced beef from Great Bay Farm in Greenland, NH. Great for a hearty, filling lunch!
Sausage Roll
While wrapping meat in pastry has been done since the Roman times, it took the British to wrap sausage in a light French puff pastry. The sausage roll is a British classic and we make our using fresh ground pork spiced the Lancashire way. It's a British staple! Now in two sizes, 3 or 6 inch.
Cottage Pie Pasty
Irish cottage pie in a pasty, this has two layers inside - on the bottom, a spiced beef mixture with carrots, peas, onion, chili powder and garlic. On the top, a mashed potato mixture with leeks and cheddar cheese. Yum! We use locally sourced beef from Great Bay Farm in Greenland, NH
Coconut Curry Chicken Pasty
Filled with chicken breast meat, simmered in a spicy curry sauce with a splash of coconut milk, along with peas, carrots, and onions
Samosa Pasty
Our vegetarian option pasty - potatoes fried in curry, cumin and garam masala and then simmered in a mild creamy curry sauce with peas, carrots, chick peas and spinach. Comes with optional Major Grey's chutney
Brown Sauce
Similar to Worcestershire sauce - we offer HP sauce or Daddie's sauce. Optional add-on to any pasty
Yanksgiving Pasty
Our latest addition to our line of pasties, the Yanksgiving Pasty. We use smoked turkey from Happy Face Barbeque in Berwick Maine, our homemade stuffing and gravy with a side of homemade cranberry sauce. It'll be your new favorite!
Other Treats
Mini Victoria Spongecake
Our mini Victoria spongecake sandwiched with a buttery cream frosting and lemon curd.
Bara Brith
Traditional Welsh tea bread made with raisins, sultanas, currants, orange and spices. The name translates to Speckled Bread and is a favorite tea time treat usually eaten warm with butter.
Date Ball
Dates simmered in a homemade toffee with added rice krispies and rolled in coconut.
Yorkshire Parkin
A dense gingerbread cake from northern England made with a mix of flour and oatmeal with black treacle and golden syrup with nutmeg and ginger. Classically served on Guy Fawkes night and throughout the Christmas season.
Mini Mince Pie
This British mince pie is packed with currants, raisins, sultanas, apples, mixed spice, muscovado sugar and brandy. Another favorite from our fall offerings.
Millionaire Shortbread
Our traditional Scottish shortbread topped with a layer of our handmade caramel and topped with a layer of chocolate.
English Madeleine
A lovely sponge cake drizzled with cherry jam, rolled in coconut and topped with our handmade glace cherry.
Imported Goods
Flake Bar
A classic treat of flaky, melt-in-your-mouth Cadbury chocolate
Curly Wurly
A chewy, oddly-shaped candy made out of caramel coated in Cadbury chocolate
Monster Munch
A crunchy puffed snack food flavored with pickled onion
Tiptree Jam
Imported from the UK, the Wilkins family have been farming the land in Tiptree, Essex since 1757 and began making preserves in 1885. We offer single-serve Tiptree jams in strawberry, apricot, or raspberry
Drinks
Drip Coffee
We proudly source our coffee from NH Coffee Roasting Co in Dover NH
Tea
We offer two traditional British black teas to go, PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea. We also have loose-leaf Earl Grey for our dine-in guests
Horlicks
Warm malted milk drink
Hot Cocoa
Cadbury hot chocolate
Imported Lemonade
Scottish lemonade in traditional or raspberry flavors
Imported Canned Soda
Imported sodas in cream soda, ginger beer, and dandelion and burdock flavors
Online Store
Third Space Logo Magnet
($1.00 shipping)
A 4" wide, roughly 2.5" tall magnet of the Third Space Bakery logo! Stick it on your fridge, your car, your range hood, the ice machines at the gas station, your neighbor's mailbox...anywhere you can think of!
Contact Us
Store Location
8 Government Way, Somersworth NH 03878
Contact Info
Email: Olivia@thirdspacebakes.com Phone: 603-841-5021
Hours
Today | Closed |
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